# NTSB LAX80DVG14: Piper J3C-65, N71048, Roseville, CA, February 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1980
- Place: Roseville, CA · ROSEVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.7521° N, 121.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roseville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7521&lon=-121.2880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0097  80/2/13  NR.ROSEVILLE,CA       PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 772
        TIME - 1100                    N71048              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACRAMENTO,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71048](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71048), registered now, S/N 18069 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800213002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213002299A), Feb 13, 1980: Piper J3C65, Roseville, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane struck fence during practice emergency landing approach.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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